3%, driven by the full-quarter inclusion of the Amerigroup acquisition. However, as expected, operating margins ..... 14.99%, with management crediting its fairly new Amerigroup operation for the positive development. We find this

total revenue increased 15.5%, which was driven mainly by a 52% increase in government membership as a result of the Amerigroup integration. The firm's operating margins were mainly flat at 7.74% for the quarter, with lower medical expense

toward closing its acquisition of AmerigroupAGP . According to WellPoint's management ..... our $92 fair value estimate for Amerigroup , in line with the deal terms ..... for the merger from Texas-- Amerigroup 's largest state--and Tennessee

Management also provided a first look at 2013, when it expects approximately flat net income, with the addition of AmerigroupAGP offset by deterioration in the core business. We were looking for 3% net income growth next year, but off a 2012

Affordable Care Act. We believe deals such as Aetna's AET acquisition of Coventry CVH, WellPoint's WLP acquisition of AmerigroupAGP , and Cigna's CI acquisition of HealthSpring were designed to prepare for a post-reform world by enhancing scale

will serve as interim CEO and lead the closing of the AmerigroupAGP purchase, although he has said that he does not wish ..... strategic direction. Other promising candidates include Amerigroup 's James Carlson, scheduled to join the management

subpar. The company has been shuffling its senior management team, with more improvements on the horizon through the Amerigroup purchase. However, it is possible that WellPoint needs even more fundamental changes across the organization. We

care reform is the law of the land, and they bought Amerigroup , which is another managed-care company, for about ..... billion. What's interesting about this deal is that Amerigroup really specializes in Medicaid plans. So, Medicaid

that health-care reform is the law of the land, and they bought Amerigroup , which is another managed-care company, for about $4.9 billion. What's interesting about this deal is that Amerigroup really specializes in Medicaid plans. So, Medicaid is an area that's going to see a pretty big expansion. Even though the Supreme